Grandma was born in 1940. We'll hold a party to celebrate her e_________birthday tomorrow.
After three years' study, Lucy and Lily can express t_________in Chinese now.
Our handwriting is good e_________ some grammar mistakes.
Thangga(唐卡)is a special kind of painting. It 1.(find) only in Tibet, China now. It has a long history 2.started from the Tang Dynasty (唐朝). Thangga paintings show Tibetan people's lives. In recent years, Thangga paintings have caught the public's attention. At the same time, the Chinese government has also tried hard 3.(protect)the art.
4.color of Thangga paintings looks wonderful and special. Because of the special environment of Tibet and the excellent skills of artists, the paints (颜料)used in Thangga are different 5.other ones. They are made from minerals (矿物质) like gold and silver, as well as some plants. The paints were made by hand. The beautiful colors could last for 6.(hundred) of years.
However, with the development of technology, people now use 7.(cheap)and more easily made chemicals to make Thangga paints. The traditional paints 8.(take) a lot of work and they were made in many secret ways.
Later people stopped making the paints 9.forgot about them. So the old skills were 10.(complete) lost. It's a pity that the traditional Thangga paintings are difficult to find now.
It was about 8:30 on a busy morning. An old gentleman in his 80s came to the ______. I heard him saying the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30.
The nurse had him take a ______ in the waiting area, telling him it would be at least 40 minutes ______ someone would be able to see him. I saw him looking at his watch and decided, since I was not busy—my patient didn't ______ at the appointed hour, I would examine his wound. While taking care of his wound, I asked him ______ he had another doctor's appointment.
The gentleman said no and told me that he ______ to go to the nursing home to eat breakfast with his ______ . He told me that she had been there for a while and that she had a special disease. I asked if she would be ______ if he was a bit late. He replied that she ______ knew who he was, and she had not been able to recognize him for five years now. I was ______ , and asked him, "And you still go every morning, ______ she doesn't know who you are?"
He smiled and said, "She doesn't know me, but I know who she is." I had to hold back ______ as he left.
Now I realize that in marriages, true love is acceptance of all that is. The happiest people don't ______ have the best of everything: they just ______ the best of everything they have. ______ isn't about how to live through the storm, but how to dance in the rain.
1.A.bank B.office C.hospital D.school
2.A.shower B.risk C.test D.seat
3.A.before B.after C.Until D.since
4.A.turn off B.show up C.come on D.go away
5.A.if B.how C.what D.whose
6.A.needed B.agreed C.forgot D.happened
7.A.daughter B.wife C.mother D.sister
8.A.lonely B.hungry C.worried D.afraid
9.A.no more B.no matter C.no longer D.no further
10.A.moved B.happy C.satisfied D.surprised
11.A.as if B.what if C.as well D.even though
12.A.tears B.words C.feelings D.surprise
13.A.truly B.naturally C.completely D.necessarily
14.A.learn B.make C.favor D.try
15.A.Trust B.Beauty C.Life D.Study
Five tips for safe running
We all know that exercise is good for our health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against heart disease and other health problems.
Running is good exercise, but it can be hard on the body. Here are five ideas to reduce (减少、 降低)the risk of injury (受伤).
1. Do not run too much, too soon or too fast. Most people get running injuries when they push their bodies too bad. The body needs time to get used to increase in distance or speed. Muscles and joints (关节)need time to recover.
2. Most running injuries do not come unexpectedly. Usually, there are warning signs. They may include body aches, sore muscles and pain that does not go away.
3. There is no single best shoe for every runner. You should find the shoe that offers the best fit and support for your feet. More importantly, you should change your shoes every 500 to 800 kilometers.
4. Take time after each run to write down what you did and how you felt. Look for patterns, things that happen over and over again. These notes will help you find the best exercise for you.
5. As we said earlier, running is hard on your body. So physical fitness experts suggest some form of cross training to improve muscle balance and to help you stay injury free. They say swimming, yoga, and riding a bicycle are good exercises to combine (结合)with running. These exercises are easier on the body.
A.Train properly
B.Go on a diet
C.Listen to your body.
D.Take it easy.
E.Take good notes.
F.Get good running shoes.
